Lessons Learned: What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement
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Lessons Learned: What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement
By (Author) Tom Loveless
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Brookings Institution
5th October 2007
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Schools and pre-schools
510.71
Physical Properties
Hardback
275
Width 157mm, Height 236mm, Spine 24mm
553g
Description
In this technological age, student performance in mathematics is seen as being particularly important. The latest round of mathematics testing of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) takes place in 2007. Beyond the horse racethe rankings that compare nationswhat have we learned from the wealth of data collected in these assessments How do U.S. math curricula compare with those used overseas Is the effect of technology in the classroom uniform across nations How do popular math reforms fare abroad Those are some of the critical issues tackled in this important book.
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Author Bio
Tom Loveless is director of the Brown Center on Education Policy and senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of the annual Brown Center Reports on American Education.
